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| Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002): |
Culture and alexithymia: mean levels, correlates, and the role of parental socialization of emotions.
Full Abstract
Two studies examined the relationship between culture and alexithymia. In Study 1, mean levels and correlates of alexithymia were examined in 3 cultures:
European American (EA), Asian American (AA), and Malaysian college students. Both Asian groups had higher alexithymia levels than the EA group. Somatization was more strongly associated with alexithymia in the Asian groups than in the EA group. Mood and life satisfaction were associated with alexithymia in similar ways across groups. In Study 2, the relations among culture, gender, retrospective reports of parental socialization of emotions, and alexithymia were examined among EA and AA college students. Cultural and gender differences were found in alexithymia and emotion socialization levels. Most important, parental emotion socialization mediated the relations among culture, gender, and alexithymia.
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Author information
Author/s: Le, Huynh-Nhu (HN); Berenbaum, Howard (H); Raghavan, Chitra (C);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. hnle(-atsign-)gwu.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: Emotion (Washington, D.C.) (Emotion), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 2 (issue 4) : pp 341-60
Dates: Created 2003/08/05; Completed 2003/10/27; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12899369, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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